Weekly Roundup: March 10th-16th

Good morning from Bologna Global Rights Exchange!

There are plenty of interesting book reccomendations this week and some conclusive news regarding the end of the London Book Fair. At this point, it is safe to say we are solely looking towards the amazing activities and events we will be participating in at Bologna Book Fair. Make sure to secure a ticket and come along.

With that said, enjoy this week's roundup and buona lettura!

 

• LBF 2025: ‘Incredibly busy’ fair upbeat as US spends big, but some hit by IRC problems

• Publisher stands behind ex-Facebook employee's book, rebuffing Meta

• Spotify launches a program to publish audiobooks from independent authors | TechCrunch

 

• The British Book Awards 2025 Independent Bookshop of the Year regional and country winners unveiled

• Waterstones expands Books of the Month with YA and additional non-fiction offerings

• Bologna 2025: Expanding the Book Fair Tent

• Hay unveils 2025 festival programme

• The Hot Place to Be Seen for Young Indians: Book Festivals - The New York Times

 

• OpenAI’s metafictional short story about grief is beautiful and moving | Books | The Guardian

• New Novels to Read This Spring - The New York Times

• A Small Press Book We Love: Naples 1349 by Amedeo Feniello ‹ Literary Hub

• Penguin to publish ‘definitive annotated edition’ of Terry Pratchett’s Night Watch

• Forthcoming: E. Lockhart's WE FELL APART - Publishers Lunch

 

• Sostenibilità, identità, IA e fumetto: i grandi temi a Bologna Children’s Book Fair 2025

• Una lettera aperta alla London Book Fair per denunciare la crisi democratica in Georgia

 

- Lara Abrahams